TEXAS GOVERNMENT 2306 - EXAM 1 NEWEST ACTUAL
2025/2026 EXAM (VERIFIED AND GRADED A+)
Who could not hold office in the Constitution of the Republic of Texas in 1836? - ---Answers+----Who could not hold office in the Constitution of the Republic of Texas in 1836?
Ministers could not hold office as president.
Also - Congress was forbidden from freeing slaves, Homestead Protection, Banned importing slaves from Africa - No slave trade.
What treaty declares Texas independence?
- Treaty of Hidalgo
- Treaty of Guadeloupe
- Treaty of Velasco
- None of the Above - ---Answers+----What treaty declares
Texas independence?
- Treaty of Velasco
What treaty was the official declaration that texas should be the U.S. land? 1 / 4
- Treaty of Coahuila
- Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo
- Treaty of Velasco
- None of the Above - ---Answers+----What treaty was the
official declaration that texas should be the U.S. land?
- Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo
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The Texas state constitution of 1845 was written to join the union as the 28th state. - ---Answers+----TRUE
The Texas state constitution of 1845 was written to join the union as the 28th state.
The Executive Branch Governor and Lt. Governor had a 2 year term, limited to 4 years in a 6 year period.
What governor staunchly opposed secession from the union Feb 23, 1861? - ---Answers+----What governor staunchly opposed secession from the union Feb 23, 1861?
Gov. Sam Houston
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What bureau was the role to incorporate freed slaves into society? - ---Answers+----What bureau was the role to incorporate freed slaves into society?
Freedman's Bureau
June 19, 1865 is known as what to freed slaves in Texas? - --- Answers+----June 19, 1865 is known as what to freed slaves in Texas?
"Juneteenth" is when federal troops landed in Galveston and declared martial law until state freed slaves.
" ______ Codes" - segregation laws prior to Radical Republicans taking power - separate but equal rights. - --- Answers+----" Black Codes" - segregation laws prior to Radical Republicans taking power - separate but equal rights.
First Texas constitution needed during reconstruction and to re-join union? - ---Answers+----First Texas constitution needed during reconstruction and to re-join union?
Constitution of 1866 - first constitution during reconstruction.
Declared secession illegal and repudiated the war debt, basically means not supporting the war debt of the confederacy. 3 / 4
Allows blacks to own property and sue banned blacks from voting, holding office or serving as jurors
Constitution of 1869 which gave the governor centralized power, 4 year term, which was previously 2 years. - --- Answers+----Constitution of 1869 which gave the governor centralized power, 4 year term, which was previously 2 years?
Radical Reconstruction Constitution of 1869
All former confederates/rebels banned from office and voting Black men extended right to vote and full political equality Compulsory attendance and state supervision of education, where previously it was just the local towns.Governor had centralized power, 4 year term under this constitution
In 1870 the US military relinquished control of the state to which governor? - ---Answers+----In 1870 the US military relinquished control of the state to which governor?
E.J. Davis
The constitution of today was adopted in what year? - --- Answers+----1876
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